Vertical video specialist RoseBerry has clinched a deal with Fremantle to reimagine the long-running soap Neighbours for a short-form vertical rollout.

Fremantle has named Gaumont and Boat Rocker alum Katie O’Connell Marsh as the CEO of its new global scripted hub, reporting to Andrea Scrosati, group COO and CEO for Continental Europe, with a dotted line to international and commercial CEO Jens Richter.

Speaking at NEM Dubrovnik, Jens Richter, CEO of commercial and international at Fremantle, laid out the content powerhouse’s growing digital footprint, the power of legacy brands, and the nimbleness needed to navigate a constantly shifting media ecosystem.